Musée d'Orsay (Paris, France) : Close side view of the upper left side of original train station (by Victor Laloux, 1900), from the west
- Creator:
- ACT Architecture, French architectural firm, ca. 1982-present
Aulenti, Gaetana, 1927-
Laloux, Victor Alexandre Frédéric, 1850-1937 - Published/Created:
- 62, rue de Lille, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1898-1900 ; 1980-1986 (alteration) - Physical Description:
- 32 x 40 x 138 m (length, Great Hall)
- Date Depicted:
- 9/1/1993
1850 AD - 1899 AD - Materials:
- cast iron
glass
stone
tile - Notes:
- The Gare d'Orsay was opened in 1900 (to coincide with the Exposition Universelle) but with cessation of rail service in 1939 to the station because of the short platforms, lay abandoned until it was transformed into an art gallery and re-opened as the Musée d'Orsay in 1986. [Parts of the building, including the hotel had remained in use until 1973.] The change from steam to non-polluting electric power traction inside allowed the original rail station to be designed in an opulent single integrated space which influenced later large railway stations in the US. ACT Architecture members: Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc and Jean-Paul Philippon.
- Variant Titles:
- Gare d'Orsay
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Beaux-Arts
Postmodern - Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-AG-MO-A3
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
exhibition buildings: art museums (AAT)
transportation buildings: railroad stations (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; engineering and industry; manufacturing; Art museums; Transportation; train station; coffered ceiling; arch construction buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums; buildings; transportation buildings; railway building
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
9/1/1993 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10086286
- PID:
- digcoll:1868427